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Category Archives: Supply chain
Businesses cut waste in supply chain by 70,000 tonnes
Retailers and food manufacturers have collaborated to reduce the amount of waste produced through supply chain operations.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Supply chain, Sustainability
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£1 billion investment in the UK automotive supply chain
At least 160,000 Astra vehicles will be produced in the UK each year from 2015, which is expected to lead to local supplies increasing by at least a quarter.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Big players sign up to low-carbon sourcing initiative
“There is huge potential to use the purchasing power of the public and private sectors to stimulate innovation,” said Iain Gray, chief executive of the Technology Strategy Board.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain, Sustainability
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Coca-Cola Enterprises cuts emissions by 8.4 per cent
The bottler and distributor has introduced a ‘carbon challenge’ for suppliers to assess environmental performance and encourage them to reduce emissions.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Supply chain, Sustainability
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Chrysler and GM improve SRM, but still trail rivals
The two US automotive manufacturers have shown improvement in supplier relations for the fifth consecutive year, but fail to overtake their competitors in the annual study of vendor attitudes.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain
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Start quickly to set up a strong supply chain
The logistics firm handling the supply chain for antiretroviral drugs in South Africa adopted a ‘learn by doing’ approach to distribution.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Southern Africa, Supply chain
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BP details supply chain response to oil spill
The supply chain team at the oil and gas firm had to contend with opportunistic ‘suppliers’ and a shortage of clean-up products in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Ed's choice supply chain, International, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Supply chain
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Procurement helps American Red Cross survive
The non-profit organisation’s CEO Gail McGovern has paid tribute to the “big difference” made by the function since it was centralised and paid tribute to its “fabulous” CPO Jill Bossi.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Ed's choice risk & continuity, International, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Supply chain, Sustainability
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Dubai Aluminium named Middle East procurement team of the year
The manufacturer was among the companies victorious on a night of celebration at the inaugural CIPS Middle East Awards ceremony in Qatar.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Government accused of moving at ”snail’s pace”’ to find supermarket watchdog
Fiona Gooch, senior policy adviser at Traidcraft, said: “We urge the government to give the establishment of the adjudicator greater priority.”
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain
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